The slave code defined the social, economic, and physical place slaves in North Carolina. Slaves were not allowed "the pursuit of happiness" promised in the Declaration of Independence. A slave could not marry under state law, either to another slave or to a free person. A white person and any black person couldnt marry each other sometimes slaves could earn money on their own. Black people had to work on the field and white people would be indoors working.
SLAVE CODE
The slave code defined the social, economic, and physical place slaves in North Carolina. Slaves were not allowed "the pursuit of happiness" promised in the Declaration of Independence. A slave could not marry under state law, either to another slave or to a free person. A white person and any black person couldnt marry each other sometimes slaves could earn money on their own. Black people had to work on the field and white people would be indoors working.